Combat Arts Injury Management Posts
The nature of the traumatic injury challenges an individual’s coping process and road to recovery. Ultimately, coping styles are developed based on the individual’s circumstances, which in-turn can impact the rate of recovery. Our Combat Arts Injury Recovery Posts section was created to centralize the writing our Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Pamela Fernandes, to help our educate our readers on the treatment and recovery to enhance their coping process.
By Christina Major  |  15 September 2024 Well, we're back at it. Competitions are going again and the stadiums are filling up. We're in contact with more and more people ...
By Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  7 September 2024 Nearly half the martial artists observed in various studies have orofacial injuries. In particular dental injuries. It's one of the top questions ...
By Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  10 August 2024 When Conor McGregor’s picture appeared on social media with a nasty bruise on his elbow, everyone took notice. They all suspected he ...
By Dr. Pamela Fernandes | 15 June 2021One of the most common shoulder injuries in martial arts is related to the rotator cuff. In karate, the shoulder is the most ...
By Dr. Pamela Fernandes | 2 June 2021When COVID first struck, dojos were practically shut down. The more robust gyms and dojos adapted quickly and offered online classes. And martial ...
By Dr. Pamela Fernandes | 10 April 2021 Groin injuries are no joke. Ask Peter Stanonik, who was brought to his knees during a kickboxing fight. He winces in agony ...
By Dr. Pamela Fernandes | 13 March 2021 Neck injuries are an unfortunate possibility in the dojo. Especially in certain martial arts like jujitsu, judo, and mixed martial arts because ...
By Dr. Pamela Fernandes | 24 February 2021 Lung and chest injuries are rare during martial arts but when they do occur, they make the news. Rory Markham’s fight against ...
By Dr. Pamela Fernandes | 15 February 2021 It was shocking to watch the recent fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. Even more surprising to realize that a calf ...
Dr. Pamela Fernandes | 3 February 2021 What is the common thing that Khabib Nurmagomedov, Demetrious Johnson, and Aljamain Sterling have? Yup. Sports hernia. Because none of us humans have ...
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